by Date. Search a specific day, month or year, but also
ranges of days, months or years. When you search for a specific day you will
also find a day in between the first and last day of an auction. Whenever Lugt
lists in his Répertoire a specific day for an auction with the
addition of "following days" (jj.ss.) behind it, searches within 4 days after
the first day of the auction will show the auction in the results.

by Place of sales. In the English version of the database you can
search the standardized form of the place name (according to the LC authority
files for names). In the French edition, searches can be made using the names in
the printed edition of Lugt's Répertoire. You can either use the
browse list or type in a specific name.

by Provenance. Use the browse list or type in a specific
name.

by Auction house. Use the browse list or type in a specific
name. In the browse list all name particles (f.i. de, du, van) have been
omitted.

Content. Search the database by content field using
the browse list. After clicking on a word in the browse list, the original French
abbreviation will appear in the textbox. It is also possible to search the
content by typing the French abbreviation used by Lugt directly in the
textbox.

Copies. Search by the abbreviations used in the printed
edition of Lugt's Répertoire. If you are not familiar with the
abbreviations please consult the Libraries database. Use the
browse list or type in a specific abbreviation.

AND / OR searches:
Search options can be combined using AND or OR.
Example: Amsterdam AND 1750-1752 / Amsterdam OR Rotterdam
Please note: OR marks the beginning of a new logic expression.
Example: If you want to search for catalogues from 1850 in both Amsterdam and
Rotterdam your query must be: Amsterdam AND 1850 OR Rotterdam AND 1850.

Search results
In the original printed edition of Lugt's Répertoire not all
fields have been filled in for all catalogues. Fields that are blank are not
shown in the listing.

The search results can list the following fields:

Lugt number. This number refers to the numbers Frits Lugt has
assigned to the catalogues in the Répertoire. If a name or
abbreviation is added to the number (between brackets) this refers to the
institution that has added this catalogue information to the database. These
catalogues cannot be found in the printed edition of Lugt's
Répertoire. IDC stands for IDC Publishers, JH for Jaap Harskamp, former curator of the British library.

Date of sales. Refers to the day the auction took place. When the
auction took several days, separate dates for "Begin Sales" and "End
Sales" are listed.

Date remark. Shows additional comments about the salesdate.

Place of sales. The English database uses the standardized form of
the place name (according to the LC authority files for names); the French
version follows Lugt's original.

Provenance. The information in this field has not been translated
into English for the English database.

Content. This field contains information about the content of the
auction. The number behind the items refers to the number of these items in the
catalogue. The abbreviations used by Frits Lugt have been transferred to the
complete words they refer to.

Total numbers. The total number of items listed in the catalogue.

No. of pages. The total number of pages in the catalogue.

Auction house. The name of the auction house where the collection has
been sold. In several cases the name of the auctioneer or the name of the
printer of the catalogue has also been listed.

Copies. This field lists the libraries where the catalogues can be found.
By clicking on the abbreviations the full name will become
visible in a small screen. Providing information about (new) library locations of the catalogues.
Behind each abbreviation, details can be found
about the specific copies of the catalogue (such as the availability of prices,
names of buyers, annotations and additions).

Provenance index. This number refers to the identification number of
the sale catalogues in the Provenance Index of the
Getty Research Institute.

ESTC. This record number refers to the identification number of the
items in the English Short Title Catalogue (ESTC). For more information please
visit the website of the
British Library.

See also. The Lugt number in this field refers to a related catalogue.
Browse the related catalogue by clicking on the number.

IDC-mf edition. When the catalogue is available on microfiche,
this field shows information about the order number (IDC no), the
specific microfiche(s) in the collection and the copy filmed. For some
catalogues, several copies have been filmed due to different annotations or
translations. Individual catalogues can be ordered on microfiche by clicking on
the shopping cart behind the Lugt number.